The following is a non-exhaustive list of links to specific religious texts which may be used for further, more in-depth study.

Bronze Age

Ancient Egyptian religion

Sumerian religion

Babylonian religion

Canaanite religion

Classical antiquity

Etruscan religion

Ancient Greek religion

Hermeticism

Mandaeism

Main texts: Ritual texts: Esoteric texts: Historical texts: Others:

Manichaeism

Orphism

East Asian religions

Confucianism

The Four Books and Five Classics: The Thirteen Classics (I Ching, Book of Documents, Classic of Poetry, Rites of Zhou, Etiquette and Ceremonial, Book of Rites, The Commentary of Zuo, The Commentary of Gongyang, The Commentary of Guliang, The Analects, Classic of Filial Piety, Erya, Mencius)

Taoism

Shinto

Muism

Iranian religions

Zoroastrianism

Primary religious texts (the Avesta collection): There are some 60 secondary religious texts, none of which are considered scripture. The most important of these are: For general use by the laity:

Yarsanism

Yazidi

The true core texts of the Yazidi religion that exist today are the hymns, known as qawls. Spurious examples of so-called "Yazidi religious texts" include the Yazidi Black Book and the Yazidi Book of Revelation, which are believed to have been forged in the early 20th century; the Yazidi Black Book, for instance, is thought to be a combination of genuine Yazidi beliefs and Western forgeries.

South Asian Religion

Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism: East Asian Mahayana: Tibetan Buddhism:

Hinduism

Śruti: Smriti: In Purva Mimamsa: In Vedanta (Uttar Mimamsa): In Yoga: In Samkhya: In Nyaya: In Vaisheshika: In Vaishnavism: In Shaktism: In Kashmir Saivism: In Pashupata Shaivism: In Shaiva Siddhanta: In Gaudiya Vaishnavism: Krishna-karnamrita: In Lingayatism: In Kabir Panth: In Dadu Panth: In Ayyavazhi: Akilattirattu Ammanai: Arul Nool:

Jainism

Śvetāmbara: Digambara Nonsectarian/Nonspecific:

Ravidassia

Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji, the holy book contains the following hymns: Raga – Siri (1), Gauri (5), Asa (6), Gujari (1), Sorath (7), Dhanasari (3), Jaitsari (1), Suhi (3), Bilaval (2), Gaund (2), Ramkali (1), Maru (2), Kedara (1), Bhairau (1), Basant (1), and Malhar (3). The book contains 140 shabads, 40 pade, and 231 salok. There are 177 pages in all of the book.

Sikhism

Satpanth

Abrahamic religions

Azalism (Religion of Bayan)

Bahá'í Faith

Christianity

Bible

The contents of Christian Bibles differ by denomination.

Additional and alternative scriptures

Some Christian denominations have additional or alternate holy scriptures, some with authoritativeness similar to the Old Testament and New Testament.

Latter Day Saint movement

Liturgical books

Liturgical books are used to guide or script worship, and many are specific to a denomination. Catholic liturgical books: Protestant liturgical books:

Doctrines and laws

Various Christian denominations have texts which define the doctrines of the group or set out laws which are considered binding. The groups consider these to range in permanence from unquestionable interpretations of divine revelations to human decisions made for convenience or elucidation which are subject to reconsideration.

Druze

Islam

The five universally acknowledged messengers in Islam are Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus and Muhammad, each believed to have been sent with a scripture. Muslims believe David (Dāwūd) received Psalms (cf. Q38:28); Jesus (Īsā) the Gospel ; Muhammad received the Qur'an; Abraham (Ibrahim) the Scrolls of Abraham; and Moses (Mūsā) the Torah.

Sunni Islam

Twelver Islam

Alawites

Ahmadiyya

Alevism (Qizilbash)

The most revered Alevi scriptures are:

Mevlevi Order

Ismaili Islam

In Ismailism Quran is divided into Tanzil (Original Quran) and Ta'wil (Exgenesis) this is One Scripture (Quran) :

Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

Haymanot

Kabbalism

Non-rabbinic Judaism

Karaite Judaism

Jewish Science

Rastafari movement

Samaritanism

Shabakism

Pre-Columbian Americas

Aztec religion

Maya religion

Ethnic religions

Bon (autochthonous religious tradition of Tibet)

Kaharingan

Kiratism

Old Norse religion

Sanamahism

Main texts: Other texts:

Sunda Wiwitan

Yorùbá

New religious movements

The ACIM Movement

Ahmedi religion of Peace and Light

The writings of Franklin Albert Jones a.k.a. Adi Da Love-Ananda Samraj

Aetherius Society

Caodaism

Cheondoism

Creativity Movement

The writings of Ben Klassen:

Discordianism

Druidry

Dudeism

Eckankar

Heathenry

Konkokyo

Meher Baba

Meivazhi

Mespilism

Oahspe Faithism

Oomoto

Pastafarianism

Raëlism

The writings of Raël a.k.a. Claude Vorilhon:

Religious Science

Satanism

Scientology

Spiritism

Subud

SubGenius

Tenrikyo

Thelema

Unarius Academy of Science

Urantianism

Wicca